Trousers-former and coat-hanger.



PATENTED JULY 21, 1903.-

A. JACOBS." TROUSERS-FORMER AND con HANGER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 8, 1902.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAM JACOBS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TROUSERS-FORMER AND COAT-HAN G ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,232, dated July 21,I903.

Application filed November 8, 1902. Serial No. 130,486. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ABRAM J AGOBS, of Ohicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrousers-Formers and Coat- Hangers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to .the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and formers,and refers more specifically to an improved trousers creaser and formerand to a construction combining a former and creaser and a hanger forcoats, vests, and the like.

In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates the manner of employing my noveldevice for forming and creasing a pair of trousers and supporting a coatand vest. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the coat and vest removed. Fig.3 is a transverse section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is atransverse section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlargedsection taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2, showing the loop for supporting theupper part of the trousers from the upper part of.

the frame and the manner of engaging the loop with the trousers-buttons.Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a fragment of the upper member of theframe and one of the loops of the'tronsers-supporting loops mountedloosely thereon. Fig. 7 is a detail showing the manner of joining theside members of the extensible trousers-frame. Fig. Sis a detail sectiontaken on line 8 8 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings, A designates as a whole the trousers-frame,which is designed to hold a pair of trousers in a manner to crease andform the same, and B designates as a whole a coat and vest hanger whichis connected with the upper end of the trousersframe. Saidtrousers-frame is preferably made of wire and consists of two parts,which are relatively movable longitudinally of the frame to permitadjustment thereof with respect to length. The lower part of said frameconsists of a single piece or loop of wire embracing side members a anda transverse bottom member a. The upper end of the frame consists of atransverse top member a and side members a which overlap the sidemembers a of the bottom part of the frame. Said side members ofth'e'upper and lower parts of the frame have engagement with each otherand are adapted to be locked together in adjusted positions, whereby thelength of the frame may be varied. As herein shown, each of the ends ofthe side members a and a of the frame is provided with a loop aflFig.'7,- which encircles the overlapping part of the corresponding framemember. Said overlapping parts of the frame mem bers are locked togetherby means of bearing-sleeves a which encircle said members, and thumb orset screws 01. extend through said sleeves and confine the overlappingmembers, so as to prevent slipping thereof, as more clearly shown inFig. 8.

The coat-frame consists of an outer wire made integral with the topmember a of the trousers-frame and bent to form a transverse or top partb and side parts I), which are continuous at their lower ends with saidtop member of the trousers-frame. Transverse and longitudinal braces bI) extend between the top and side members of the coat and trousersframe to stiffen the coat-frame, and one of said transverse braces isextended above the top member of the coat-frame and formed to provide ahook 19 by which the device is suspended. The coat-frame may be of anydesired contour to properly sustain and give proper form to a coat hungthereon.

The trousers are folded'alon g the leg-seams, with the legs side byside, preparatory to placing the same in the trousers-frame and are heldin said frame by means of clamping devices on the side and bottommembers of the frame and are supported at the upper end thereof by'loopsconnected with the upper end member of the trousers-frame.

The clamping devices for the sides of the trousers consist of two pairsof elongated coacting spring-pressed plates orja'ws 0, one on each sideof the frame. Said plates are hinged to the side members of the frame,being for this purpose provided at their outer margins with aperturedlugs a, through which the wires constituting the side members of thelower part of the frame extend. The clamping-jaws extend inwardly fromthe side members toward each other and are held with their innermargins. pressed together by means of springs D. Said springs are shownas made of spiral form and encircle the side members of the frame andpress at their ends against the side of the jaws in a manner to pressthe inner margins thereof together. The folded side margins of thetrousers-legs are inserted between the spring pressed hinged jaws andare held therebetween by the action of the springs D. Said jaws areunconfined endwise of the side members of the frame, being free toadjust themselves longitudinally of the frame to correspond withtrousers of different lengths. The b0ttoms of the trousers are heldbetween shorter clamping-jaws E, which are hinged to the bottomtransverse member of the frame in the same manner as are theclamping-jaws D and are held yieldingly together by means of spiralsprings E. Said clamping-jaws C and E are provided with finger-pieces cand e, by which the jaws are opened against the action of the springs Dand E.

F F designate a plurality of loops, which are loosely mounted on the topmember of the trousers-frame and are adapted to hook over thetrousers-buttons at the upper end thereof. When the trousers are foldedin the manner shown, the six buttons thereof are located in three pairs,the buttons of each pairon opposite sides of the trousers, so that threeloops are sufficient for supporting the upper end of the trousers. Saidloops are each shown as made of a single piece of wire bent to formbilateral parts, one side of which engages one of the buttons of a pairof buttons and the other side the corresponding button of said pair.Both halves of each loop are made alike, the upper parts being made ofsufiicient width to receive the buttons and the lower parts beingcontracted to prevent the buttons becoming accidentally detachedtherefrom when engaged by said contracted part-s.

In the use of the device the trousers are folded in the manner shown andthe buttons are engaged with the loops F. Thereafter the side and bottommargins of the folded trousers are fitted between the clamping-jaws Cand E in the manner shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4. After the trousershave been engaged with the loops and clamping-plates the frame iselongated to properly stretch or form said trousers, such elongationbeing effected by loosening the set or thumb screws a and shifting thelower part of the frame relatively totheupperpartthereof. Afterthe framehas been adjusted to correspond to the length of the trousers said frameis locked in its adjusted position by the thumb-screws a.

The trousersare allowed to remain in said frame until the same havebecome set in their extended or stretched position. The sideclamping-plates 0 act to form creases in the trousers-legs, while theextensibility of the frame enables the trousers to be properly formedand stretched in a manner to remove the sagging effect at the knees ofthe trousers-legs.

The trousers-frame may be made as a separate article of manufacture. Thecombination of said frame with a coat and vest frame is a desirable one,however, for the reason that it provides a device which accommodates anentire suit of clothes and enables the suit to be kept in a neat andpresentable condition.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the structural details withoutdeparting from the spirit of myinvention, and I do not wish to belimited to such details except as hereinafter made the subject ofspecific claims.

I claim as my invention- 1. A trousers former and creaser comprising alongitudinally-extensible frame made of wire, means for fastening thetrousers to the upper part of the frame,spring-pressed clamping-jawsprovided with apertured hinge-lugs through which extend the side andlower members of the frame.

2. A trousers former and creaser comprising a longitudinally-extensibleframe comprising side, top and bottom members, loops loosely connectedwith the top member of the frame and constructed to interlock with thetrousers-buttons, and spring-pressed clamping-jaws hinged to the sideand bottom members of the frame and adapted to engage the side andbottom margins of the trousers.

3. A trousers former and creaser comprising a frame consisting ofconnected side, top and bottom members, each side member consisting oftwo overlapping parts having longitudinally sliding connection, meansfor clamping the overlapping parts of said side members in overlappingrelation, means for attaching the upper part of the trousers to the topmember of the frame, and spring pressed clamping-jaws hinged to the sideand bottom members of the frame for engagement with the side and bottommargins of the trousers.

4. A trousers former and creaser comprising a frame consisting ofconnected side, top and bottom members, each side member consisting oftwo overlapping parts having longitudinally-sliding connection, a loopon the end of each overlapping part through which the corresponding partof the side member extends, sleeves surrounding the overlapping parts ofsaid side members, and set-screws extending through said sleeves andimpinging against said overlapping parts of said side members, means forattaching the upper part of the trousers to the upper end member of oftwo witnesses, this 3d day of November, the frame and spring-pressedclamping-jaws A. D. 1902. hinged to the side and bottom members of theframe for engagement with the side and ABRAM JACOBS 5 bottom margins ofthe trousers. Witnesses:

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as WILLIAM L. HALL, my inventionI affix my signature, in presence GEORGE R. WILKINS.

